Good morning and welcome to another Hash Monday. Today is especially challenging because as one of the Hares I need to help mark the trail this morning. We are meeting up at 0900. The Hash starts at noon. Not much margin for error, although our trail is not all that long or overly challenging. One goodly climb at the beginning though.
So, to catch you up on my so-called life there’s this:
I actually played in a dart tourney outside of Alley Cats for the first time in a long time. The tournament was held at the Lagoon Resort out on Baloy beach road. The downside was it started at 2:00 p.m. which is way too early for my liking. But I made the best of it by incorporating the getting there and back into my afternoon walk, so I still got my steps in. Another downside was being first-out (finishing last), but that’s on me. In a perverse way, playing poorly is going to motivate me to play more often. In fact, I’m putting out some tentative feelers to start up a singles league here like the one I founded in Seoul. I’m also going to try and participate in a Tuesday and Thursday tourney. The more you throw the better you get. Or so I hope.
Had a few beers during the tourney, including a couple of freebies from the manager of Lagoon as a welcome back. Then I headed into Barretto in search of “mama” and found her at one of her usual spots. Right across the street from Cheap Charlies so of course I went upstairs for a cold one. Then I decided I was hungry so I went around the corner to Sit-n-Bull and had the taco special:
After my meal, I headed over to Mango’s for a nightcap. Or should I say duskcap?
Now, I normally don’t go out for my daily dose of beer until 5:00 p.m. With darts yesterday, I started at 2:00. So you can probably imagine what condition my condition was in come quitting time. Suffice to say I was in bed before eight. And up at four this morning. And for whatever reason, the power has gone out. Ah, life in the third world. Glad I have my phone for an internet hotspot.
Speaking of the internet, here are some things I saw there that I found worthy enough to share with you:
Oh well, that’s enough for now, doncha think?
I wish you luck with starting up a singles league. Where will you host competitions? Your place? (I’m guessing not.) What are the legalities, if any, with starting a dart league as an expat in the PI?
Ah, it is not that big a deal. I did a singles league in Columbia and in Seoul. Pre-pandemic we had a team league in Barretto. It just occurred to me that a singles league is better suited to these crazy times. The games will be played in the bars that have dartboards, but instead of having a dozen people crowding around, you’ll just have the two competitors. It’s not a professional league or a for-profit venture, so there should not be any legalities involved. The only downside is that it gets to be a pain in the ass keeping up with the stats and admin stuff. Still, I probably need to do something to keep my brain engaged lest I become Bidenesque.